“Self pity and boasting are flip sides of pride. Self pity is pride posing in the demeanor of weakness. Boasting is pride posing in the demeanor of strength.” John Piper Watch the whole sermon here.
Cal Thomas From Democratic National Covention
Cal Thomas “cables” this thought from Denver: CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY AUGUST 25, 2008 GREETINGS FROM DENVER AND THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION. THE INTRIGUE HERE IS AS THICK AS FOG. “WHAT WILL THE CLINTONS DO?” IS THE QUESTION ON NEARLY EVERYONE’S…
What Would You Say in your, “The Last Lecture”?
The late Randy Pausch’s book, The Last Lecture, continues to be on the bestseller list. The book is based on a lecture that Pausch gave at Carnegie Mellon after discovering he had terminal cancer. In writing the book, Pausch said…
The Gospel is at the Heart of Peacemaking (And forgiveness/reconciliation!)
In Unpacking Forgiveness my central goal is to show how the Cross (and how God forgives us) is foundational to understanding interpersonal forgiveness (forgiving one another). Today on Route 5:9 (Peacemakers’ blog), Fred Barthel emphasizes this point in a succinct…
Stretch Your Mind Regarding the Problem of Evil
Concisely stated, the problem of evil is the question of how it can be simultaneously true that (1) God is all-powerful, (2) God is good, (3) Evil exists. Here John Frame responds to preliminary questions in an interview with Andy…
Cancer’s Unexpected Blessings
If you would, pray for my friend Kurt. Maybe send a link to Tony Snow’s article, “Cancer’s Unexpected Blessings”, to someone you know who is facing cancer. And, may we remind as many as possible of the necessity of believing…
Rick Warren On Obama’s, "Above My Pay Grade," Comment
Read this post on Rick Warren’s assessment of Senator Obama’s response to, “When does life begin?” I still haven’t seen the interview. It’s been a busy week. But, I hear it is worth watching.
Why is my blog title: "A Brick in the Valley"?
While it is true that our church is made out of bricks, the title for my blog points to the New Testament metaphor that Christians are “living stones” or bricks. If you are a Christian, then you are a “brick.”…
First Day of School 2008
First day of school today. The person willing to exegete the photograph will learn much about our family. (1) Pretty in Pink: Allison opposes pink and all its implications on principle. Pretty much everything Mary Beth wore is pink, from…
Who in Hell . . .?
To forgive in the right way, you must believe rightly about hell. If I was asked to layout the areas of systematic theology/doctrine which most immediately come to bear on unpacking forgiveness I would begin with these. Doctrine of Salvation…